Not to be dramatic (I definitely am) but I was looking at the newly-released concept art for the Mario Movie and.
I love Punch-Out Pizzeria so much 😭
The tieback to their NES portrait photos? Oh I adore it
glass joe 😭 give that man a BREAK
oh Don 💀 your NES sprite will always haunt you
Glad to see Hondo :) he's so cute in the concept art
and lastly, Bald Bull! personally the resemblances show through well :]
I need them all back on my screens now 😭 even if it's just ONE frame in the most obscure media I need my boxers desperately and I owe this movie my soul for giving us this
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You know what I realize? Punch Out!! as a series is totally full of potential Star-Approved F/Os, but I feel like you'd especially enjoy Glass Joe.
ohohoho this is a fun suggestion, thank you sweetheart!! 🙈💖
this is such a fun surprise because my knowledge of Mike Tyson's Punch Out!! is relegated entirely to this amazing SummoningSalt video on The History of Mike Tyson's Punch Out!! World Records 👀 i didn't know it had that kind of fandom, but i've just has a fun browse and oooh the fanart is amazing!!!! some really dedicated artists and other fanworks creators in there 🙏🔥
Glass Joe, eh? you think that because i love the Toymaker i only go for silly stereotypes? 😂💖 noooo i totally get why people would fawn over him, he's a boyfailure and a malewife. excellent suggestion 😉
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To celebrate the last day of aro week, let's take a look at all the punch out fellas I hc being on the aroace spectrum!!!
Mr Dream:
Orientation- Aroace, romance/sex positive
Dear old dream grew up thinking it was normal to pick and choose who to love. The thought for many years that to feel romantic feelings was a job or a costume, something to wear for a little while and take off at the end of the day.
It wasn't until his late 20s, when he talked to an online forum about it, did he learn the terms 'Aromantic' and "Asexual'. Even after that it took him a bit of time to process how he truly felt about romance and sex, how he wanted to interact with them going forward, and how he'd orient his life knowing that simply never pursuing a relationship like that was an option now.
In the end, he decided that he liked them both enough to continue. He liked doing things to make a person he cared about and trusted happy and if that meant sometimes doing romantic and sexual stuff, so be it.
Gabby Jay:
Orientation- Greyromantic/sexual
Gabby had never been interested people, sexually or romantically. For much of his youth, this distressed him. It left him with the idea that he was broken and needed to be fixed, yet he never could force himself into those types of things. Once disowned, he dropped the shame, reveling in the family he made for himself and his friendships.
It wasn't until he was 52 that he began to experience a new feeling around Doc Louis. It took him months to figure out, but he realized he was feeling whatever semblance of romantic feelings (At least in his mind) he even had.
Unsurprisingly, this shook his worldview. After so many years of being 'unable' to feel love he now suddenly liked someone. It made him think about whether or not this life before then had been wasted. After a while of contemplation, he admits his confused feelings to Doc, who helps him work out that he's not only a-spec, but even his exception with Doc isn't unusual.
A bit after that, him and Doc start a slow, steady relationship that leave them both very happy :)
Narcis Prince:
Orientation- Unsure, but close to Demi-Greyromantic and gay
Narcis never really prioritized romance in his life. Even as he read countless romance novels and had the idea pushed on to him endlessly, he never saw the point of holding it so high, especially when compared to his platonic relationships.
Narcis always preferred his friends above dates and potential partners, to the point of never even considering someone as a potential partner unless they'd been a friend first. However, he's still had a fair amount of famous crushes and general aesthetic attraction to people alongside genuine romantic feelings, which has made finding his place on the aro/ace spectrum tough.
Even his romantic relationships and feelings have left him confused. Often because his feelings are hardly different and often based on the platonic feelings he has about a person. While in a romantic relationship with someone, he treats them mostly as a friend with a handful of special perks (Like casual makeout sessions).
Von Kaiser:
Orientation- Aroace/aroflux demisexual, sex and romance neutral
Kaiser grew up not caring about sex or romance at all. He never had any shame about being aroace, though you won't hear him call himself that as he isn't too in touch with queer stuff.
Throughout his adulthood though, he's noticed the occasional aesthetic attraction turn into genuine, but often short lived crushes on people. So far there have only been two times in his life where he actively was interested in pursuing romance with someone.
The first of these is with glass joe- he was never sure why but he always liked him in a way different from the others, though as their years together went on he never expressed these feelings and eventually realized that their relationship wasn't meant to be.
The second was great tiger. After almost a decade of friendship and years living together, the two realized that their feelings had evolved into something other than the platonic ones they began with. It didn't take long for them to agree that whatever this thing between them was would most certainly stay and that they wanted to be like this for the rest of their lives. They firmly call their relationship queerplatonic and are very happy it isn't a 'traditional' romance whatsoever.
King Hippo:
Orientation- Aroace, sex and romance repulsed
Hippo always knew he was aroace and never questioned it or had any type of urges. He never thought to even think of himself as different until he came to the us, where he picked up on and subsequently became uncomfortable with the constant bombardment of romance all around him.
It was through through searching that he found an aroace community to bond with while in the US and to help him deal with the intense culture shock. He's absolutely overjoyed to be a part of aroace communities wherever he can find them and hopefully give more people the chance to join them too.
Great Tiger:
Orientation- Demiromantic/sexual and gay, sex and romance neutral
Tiger grew up very aware that he was demi and very unsure of how to feel about it for most of his life. Through trial and error he found that he very, very rarely was ever attracted to people after getting close to them, and even then only to men.
He didn't expect much to happen when he entered the wvba and he certainly didn't expect to become so close to Kaiser of all people. But in the end, he's very happy with where they're at.
They don't really do the traditional romantic stuff like kissing or holding hands and going on dates but their affection for each other is beyond what either would call friendship. Still though, they plan to get married for the benefits and so Tiger can have custody of their kids as well.
Super Macho Man:
Orientation- Apothiromantic pansexual
Macho spent much of his teenage years trying to fall in love and failed miserably. Every date felt wrong, every romance movie and book was completely alien to him, as unrealistic as dragons and unicorns. Still, he knew that he HAD to date... because what other choice did he have? Besides, he certainly felt sexual feelings so romance must be somewhere in there, right?
It took him until he was 25 to accept that romance not only wasn't for him, but that it actively disgusted him too. And it took him another year to stop feeling like a heartless freak for only being interested in sex. Even now he still feels weird and guilty about not wanting love, not that he'd admit it to anyone though.
Despite this, he has a fairly healthy polycule of fuckbuddies- people who he trusts to not catch feelings for him. And in a way, it makes him feel better whenever he calls one of them up.
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